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Fifty-Third Hexagram
The gnarled Pine grows tenaciously off the Cliff face:
The Superior Person
clings faithfully
to dignity and integrity,
thus elevating
the Collective Spirit of Man
in his own small way.
Development.
The maiden is given
in marriage.
Good fortune
if you stay on course.
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Changing Lines
Line Six
The wild geese
fly to a home
above the clouds.
They no longer
need their feathers,
and leave them behind
for the sacred dance.
Peace everlasting.
Line Five
The wild geese
draw near the summit.
For three years
the female
has borne no young;
now nothing
will stop her.
Deliverance.
Line Four
The wild geese
must find shelter
in the trees.
Only the broadest,
flattest branches
will harbor them.
No mishaps.
Line Three
The wild geese nest
in the open prairie.
The male leaves to forage;
he will not return.
The brooding female
will not hatch her young.
Predators close in.
Line Two
The geese
draw near the cliff.
There will be feasting,
peace, rest and joy.
Line One
The wild geese
draw near shore.
The inexperience
and brashness of youth
may lead to danger,
but a sharp warning
will set things right.
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